Sampling Is Ordinarily Used to Select Observations for One of Two

question 5

Multiple Choice

Sampling is ordinarily used to select observations for one of two related reasons. First, it is often not possible to collect information from all persons or other units we wish to study. For example, we may wish to know what proportion of all persons arrested in U.S. cities have recently used drugs, but collecting all that data would be virtually impossible. Thus, we select a _____.

• A) few interviewers representing a sample
• B) few observations representing sample
• C) population of observations representing sample
• D) sample of observations representing population*.

Identify how sensory information is processed and relayed in the brain.

Describe the effects of damage to specific brain regions.

Understand the role of the nervous system in sensing and responding to the environment.

Identify the structures involved in the brain's processing of fear and emotions.

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